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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • spy/spaɪ/nounB12 meaningsSomebody who secretly gathers information for another country.
  • squad/ˈskwɒd/nounB12 meaningsThe smallest unit of soldiers working together.
  • square/skwɛə/nounA24 meaningsA shape with four equal straight sides and four right angles.
  • square dancenounB1A folk dance for four couples in a square.
  • squash/skwɒʃ/nounB26 meaningsA hard-skinned vegetable of the pumpkin family, with firm flesh inside.
  • squeak/skwiːk/
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verbB12 meanings
To make a short high thin sound.
  • squeeze/skwiːz/verbB15 meaningsTo press something firmly, especially from both sides.
  • squirt/skwɝt/verbB12 meaningsTo send liquid out in a thin fast jet.
  • sri lankaphraseB1The teardrop-shaped island of tea, just south of India.
  • stable/ˈsteɪ.bəl/nounB13 meaningsA building where horses are kept.
  • stadium/ˈsteɪ.di.əm/nounB1A large open building where crowds watch sport.
  • staff roomnounB1The room where employees take their breaks.
  • stage/steɪd͡ʒ/nounA24 meaningsThe raised area where performers appear.
  • stainless steelnounB1Steel mixed with chromium so it will not rust.
  • stall/stɔːl/nounB23 meaningsOne animal's compartment in a barn.
  • stamp/stæmp/nounA2+4 meaningsA small piece of gummed paper stuck to a letter to pay for it to be carried.
  • stand/ˈstænd/verbA19 meaningsTo be on your feet, upright, not sitting or lying down.
  • standard/ˈstændəd/adjectiveB12 meaningsUsual and accepted as normal.
  • starch/ˈstɑːt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo stiffen cloth with a special liquid.
  • starter/ˈstɑː.tə(ɹ)/nounB12 meaningsThe small first course of a meal.
  • starting salarynounB1The pay a job begins at.
  • state/steɪt/nounA22 meaningsA country or one of its regions.
  • statement/ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/nounB14 meaningsSomething said or written clearly and definitely.
  • station/ˈsteɪʃən/nounA12 meaningsA building where you wait for trains or buses.
  • statue/ˈstæt͡ʃ.uː/nounB1A carved or cast figure of a person or animal.
  • stay upphraseB1To keep yourself awake past your usual bedtime.
  • steady/ˈstɛdi/adjectiveB14 meaningsFirmly fixed and not shaking or moving.
  • steam/stiːm/nounA24 meaningsThe hot cloud of water vapour that rises from boiling water.
  • steam engine/ˈstiːˌmɛn.d͡ʒɪn/nounB1A locomotive driven by boiling water.
  • step/stɛp/nounA15 meaningsOne movement of putting a foot down in walking.
  • stepping stonesnounB1Stones set in a stream to cross dry-footed.
  • stick/stɪk/nounA22 meaningsA thin piece of wood broken from a tree.
  • sticky/ˈstɪki/adjectiveB14 meaningsCovered with something that holds to whatever it touches.
  • sting/ˈstɪŋ/verbB15 meaningsTo cause a sharp burning pain, especially by piercing the skin.
  • stink/stɪŋk/verbB13 meaningsTo give off a very bad smell.
  • stir/stɜː/verbB13 meaningsTo move a spoon round in a liquid to mix it.
  • stitch/stɪt͡ʃ/nounB24 meaningsOne loop of thread in sewing or knitting.
  • stitchesnounB1Threads sewn to hold a wound closed.
  • stock/stɒk/nounB14 meaningsThe goods a business has available to sell.
  • stockingsnounB1Thin coverings for each leg separately.
  • stone/stəʊ̯n/nounA26 meaningsA small piece of rock.
  • stone agenounB1The earliest age, when tools were chipped from rock.
  • stop offphraseB1To break a journey briefly at a place.
  • storage/ˈstɔː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB12 meaningsSpace where computer files are kept permanently.
  • story/ˈstɔː.ɹi/nounA15 meaningsAn account of events, real or invented, told from beginning to end.
  • stove/stəʊv/nounA2+3 meaningsA machine for cooking, with heated rings or burners on top and an oven below.
  • stranger/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/nounB12 meaningsSomeone you do not know.
  • strap/stɹæp/nounB12 meaningsA narrow band that holds or fastens something.
  • strategy/ˈstɹæt.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ/nounA2+3 meaningsA long-term plan designed to reach an important goal.
  • straw/stɹɔː/nounB12 meaningsA thin tube for drinking through.
  • strawberry/ˈstɹɔːb(ə)ɹi/nounB1A small red summer fruit with seeds on its skin.
  • stray/stɹeɪ/nounB13 meaningsAn animal living without an owner.
  • street foodnounB1Cheap cooked food sold from a stall or van.
  • street marketnounB1A market of stalls set up in a public road.
  • street sweeper/ˈstɹit ˌswipɚ/nounB1The worker or machine that cleans the roads.
  • strength/ˈstɹɛŋθ/nounA24 meaningsThe physical power to lift, push or resist.
  • stress/ˈstɹɛs/nounB15 meaningsWorry and mental pressure caused by a difficult situation.
  • stretch/stɹɛt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo pull your arms, legs or body out to their full length.
  • string/stɹɪŋ/nounB14 meaningsThin cord used for tying things.
  • stripe/stɹaɪp/nounB1A long straight coloured line.